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Cast
- Alex EtelAngus MacMorrow
- Emily WatsonAnne MacMorrow
- Ben ChaplinLewis Mowbray
- David MorrisseyCaptain Thomas Hamilton
- Priyanka XiKirstie MacMorrow
- Craig HallCharlie MacMorrow
- Brian CoxOld Angus
- Erroll ShandLt. Wormsley
- Joel TobeckSgnt. Walker
- Bruce AllpressJock McGowan
- 90
L.A. Weekly
Personally, I wouldn’t take a toddler (unless he was the son of Tarantino) to this intermittently, legitimately terrifying tale of a boy and his Loch Ness monster. But everyone else should blow off "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and show up for the best kiddie picture of the season -- and, along with "Ratatouille," of the year. - 88
USA Today
Well-told fanciful tales aimed at children but appreciated by adults are a rarity, and The Water Horse should be savored for the exuberantly entertaining ride it offers. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
While it boasts a lower profile than many other Christmas releases, it might catch on with parents who want to take their kids to a movie that the entire family will actually enjoy. Nifty special effects and a first-rate British cast elevate this production. - 80
Variety
Though it strikes some predictable coming-of-age notes, this moving, well-wrought adventure should appeal to fans of "E.T." and Carroll Ballard. - 80
Wall Street Journal
It declines to take itself seriously, yet manages, sometimes simultaneously, to be exciting, instructive, cheerfully absurd and genuinely affecting. - 80
Los Angeles Times
An enchanting tale of friendship and evolvingrelationships, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep" engagingly grafts coming-of-age movie chestnuts onto Scottish folklore. - 75
ReelViews
Consider it "Free Willy" with the Loch Ness Monster. It's that kind of family-friendly movie - one that focuses on the friendship between a lonely boy and an animal. - 67
Austin Chronicle
A family film in the best sense.